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    Ernest Jones discounted gift cards

    I have my eyes on a watch from Ernest Jones, and before making a purchase some digging has shown that it's possible to buy Ernest Jones gift cards at around 15% off via employer rewards benefits at certain companies. These can in turn be used as cash equivalent towards a purchase.

    I got a decent 10% off RRP just by phoning them up, however wondering if anyone has experience using gift cards on top?Are there any catches to this, assuming I were able to find someone with easy access to said discounted gift cards?
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    What brand of watch are you looking at?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave O'Sullivan View Post
    What brand of watch are you looking at?
    Tudor

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    I have my eyes on a watch from Ernest Jones, and before making a purchase some digging has shown that it's possible to buy Ernest Jones gift cards at around 15% off via employer rewards benefits at certain companies. These can in turn be used as cash equivalent towards a purchase.

    I got a decent 10% off RRP just by phoning them up, however wondering if anyone has experience using gift cards on top?Are there any catches to this, assuming I were able to find someone with easy access to said discounted gift cards?
    Try it,negotiate the discount instore and then ask if u can pay with a gift card.

    I’m curious to know if it will work as I also have access to discounted Ernest jones gift cards so it’s like a double discount.
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    Ernest Jones discounted gift cards

    Pretty sure that in the small print in my employer’s discount scheme Rolex, Tudor, Omega and maybe a few others can’t be purchased with the gift card. Check before you commit!


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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    I have my eyes on a watch from Ernest Jones, and before making a purchase some digging has shown that it's possible to buy Ernest Jones gift cards at around 15% off via employer rewards benefits at certain companies. These can in turn be used as cash equivalent towards a purchase.

    I got a decent 10% off RRP just by phoning them up, however wondering if anyone has experience using gift cards on top?Are there any catches to this, assuming I were able to find someone with easy access to said discounted gift cards?
    I've been declined the 10% on Tudor but have used the introductory 10%, then used the gift card on a different item.

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    Have a look at the terms and conditions.
    My work has a similar thing for Goldsmiths too, but it excludes virtually every decent watch brand.

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    yup - check makes in the smallprint - and beofre you buy the giftcard - be sure that your negotiated discount will stand with the gift card being used - sometimes they will only take rrp with cards

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    Restrictions seem to be different between Goldsmith's and Ernest Jones.

    Goldsmith's T&Cs:
    "If your Gift Card was sourced through a third party affiliate, it is classed as a Corporate Gift Card.

    • The Card cannot be used against the purchase of Rolex, Breitling, Omega, Cartier, IWC, TAG Connected, Tudor, Mappin & Webb Jewellery, SALE, Pre-owned Watches and any Online Only products."



    Ernest Jones T&Cs:
    "If you have received one of our gift cards or eGift card, you can use it to make full or part payments on items online or in any Ernest Jones store. Your gift card(s) or eGift card maybe used along with other payment methods. You can use up to 2 gift cards, eGift cards and/or insurance replacement cards combined per order."


    For Ernest Jones there is no mention of "Corporate Gift Cards" at all, so it seems it might be cash equivalent there. I'll have to do a bit more digging around this today
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    Restrictions seem to be different between Goldsmith's and Ernest Jones.

    Goldsmith's T&Cs:
    "If your Gift Card was sourced through a third party affiliate, it is classed as a Corporate Gift Card.

    • The Card cannot be used against the purchase of Rolex, Breitling, Omega, Cartier, IWC, TAG Connected, Tudor, Mappin & Webb Jewellery, SALE, Pre-owned Watches and any Online Only products."



    Ernest Jones T&Cs:
    "If you have received one of our gift cards or eGift card, you can use it to make full or part payments on items online or in any Ernest Jones store. Your gift card(s) or eGift card maybe used along with other payment methods. You can use up to 2 gift cards, eGift cards and/or insurance replacement cards combined per order."


    For Ernest Jones there is no mention of "Corporate Gift Cards" at all, so it seems it might be cash equivalent there. I'll have to do a bit more digging around this today
    It'll be fine with Tudor. 100%. I had 2 cards ready to go for a Pepsi GMT with the 15% employee benefit. Unfortunately I was out of the country when the watch became available and they would not hold it. I was going to load the cards with the required amount when I was at the point of sale to avoid any potential miss-communication issues. They are instant reloadable cards (at least they are on my scheme).

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    My work scheme is 18% off at Ernest Jones but rather annoyingly the T&C's of that card state:

    Ernest Jones Gift Cards or Egift Cards cannot be used for the purchase of the following prestige watch brands: Breitling, Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines, Cartier, Tudor, Zenith, Bremont and Jaeger LeCoultre.

    Which doesn't leave much!

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    I have used these in store twice before at EJ and not had a problem. I have the same T&Cs.

    I think it is luck of the draw really if you get away with it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MalaMD View Post
    My work scheme is 18% off at Ernest Jones but rather annoyingly the T&C's of that card state:

    Ernest Jones Gift Cards or Egift Cards cannot be used for the purchase of the following prestige watch brands: Breitling, Omega, Tag Heuer, Longines, Cartier, Tudor, Zenith, Bremont and Jaeger LeCoultre.

    Which doesn't leave much!
    Exactly, that’s what I’ve found too.

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    Just to update this thread: I managed to acquire two Ernest Jones gift cards at a healthy discount. They were swiped at the till and treated as cash towards the negotiated price, the balance of which was paid by credit card. No issues at all using them towards my purchase.

    I was told there is a £2.5k limit for using gift cards towards a purchase, so that's something to keep in mind if the value of the piece is significantly higher than that. Also, before using the cards I was asked if they were Ernest Jones branded gift cards, so there might be other restrictions if the gift card is a multi-brand "use in many shops" variety - best to call and double-check in advance in all cases.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    Just to update this thread: I managed to acquire two Ernest Jones gift cards at a healthy discount. They were swiped at the till and treated as cash towards the negotiated price, the balance of which was paid by credit card. No issues at all using them towards my purchase.

    I was told there is a £2.5k limit for using gift cards towards a purchase, so that's something to keep in mind if the value of the piece is significantly higher than that. Also, before using the cards I was asked if they were Ernest Jones branded gift cards, so there might be other restrictions if the gift card is a multi-brand "use in many shops" variety - best to call and double-check in advance in all cases.
    @jayleb Great work, appreciate the info. This could come in very useful

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    Just to update this thread: I managed to acquire two Ernest Jones gift cards at a healthy discount. They were swiped at the till and treated as cash towards the negotiated price, the balance of which was paid by credit card. No issues at all using them towards my purchase.

    I was told there is a £2.5k limit for using gift cards towards a purchase, so that's something to keep in mind if the value of the piece is significantly higher than that. Also, before using the cards I was asked if they were Ernest Jones branded gift cards, so there might be other restrictions if the gift card is a multi-brand "use in many shops" variety - best to call and double-check in advance in all cases.
    Great work! Did you manage to get the 10% off the Tudor in the end?

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    Nice one!

    May I ask if your gift card had the same T&C's as the one I mentioned earlier (ie that it couldn't be used for Tudor etc)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ironmonk3y View Post
    Great work! Did you manage to get the 10% off the Tudor in the end?
    9.9% actually, they were very careful to make sure that the discount % didn't touch double digits anywhere official. Rolex is getting much tougher on discounts for Tudor; I was only offered 5% initially then bumped to 9.9% after I (truthfully) said that I was flying out in a week and could get a better price from WoS at Heathrow.

    If you have a good relationship with an AD I've seen past reports that 15% can be secured, but that seems exceedingly rare. Seeing how Rolex typically approaches discounting and how they're slowly but surely pushing the Tudor brand upmarket to compete more closely with Omega and others, I suspect it will get more strict on Tudor discounts in the future.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MalaMD View Post
    Nice one!

    May I ask if your gift card had the same T&C's as the one I mentioned earlier (ie that it couldn't be used for Tudor etc)?
    Nope. Here's a photo of the terms on the back of the gift card:


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    Has anyone tried using one of these cards at Ernest Jones in Gatwick? I'm after a Speedy Pro so if this is do-able I'll be jumping in with both feet!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gmcg View Post
    Has anyone tried using one of these cards at Ernest Jones in Gatwick? I'm after a Speedy Pro so if this is do-able I'll be jumping in with both feet!
    I Purchased a Tudor Pelagos LHD fro beaverbrooks and got it down to 2400..new..well above the 10% ...and that was only a few weeks ago...
    It is possible..

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    9.9% actually, they were very careful to make sure that the discount % didn't touch double digits anywhere official. Rolex is getting much tougher on discounts for Tudor; I was only offered 5% initially then bumped to 9.9% after I (truthfully) said that I was flying out in a week and could get a better price from WoS at Heathrow.

    If you have a good relationship with an AD I've seen past reports that 15% can be secured, but that seems exceedingly rare. Seeing how Rolex typically approaches discounting and how they're slowly but surely pushing the Tudor brand upmarket to compete more closely with Omega and others, I suspect it will get more strict on Tudor discounts in the future.
    That's good to know! I'll have to check whether my employer have these discount cards.

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    I used one when I purchased my Navitimer in Beaverbrooks....

    I negotiated a 15% discount on RRP + a leather strap. I then pain in full using a Beaverbrooks voucher card which I had purchased via my work discount scheme (Perkz) for 13% off. Ended up paying £5k for and RRP item of £6800 or so at the time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jayleb View Post
    Nope. Here's a photo of the terms on the back of the gift card:

    Thanks, it must be that each scheme has different T&C's so don't think I will risk it with mine.

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